Watch: How a teacher took a NWKRTC bus driver and conductor to task in Belagavi

A big concern for students in Karnataka is getting on a bus. Many drivers refuse to admit students on the buses because they travel on passes instead of tickets and so it happened in Belagavi on Tuesday. A bus belonging to the North-West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) refused to admit students and sped away. However, the bus driver was in for a rude shock.

When students of Rani Channamma University (RCU) complained to their teacher Chandrika, a lecturer in Social Science, decided to take the issue into her hand. She chased the bus in her car and got it to stop mid-way.

In a scene almost out of a masala flick, she boarded the bus and took the driver and conductor to task. She asked them to explain why the bus had not stopped for the students and said she would report the matter to authorities.

One of the students said, “The bus staff refuse to admit students because they are the valid bus pass holders and don’t buy tickets.”

It may be recalled that in September, Khanapur MLA Anjali Nimbalkar had also chased a bus when it had refused to admit students. She had also stopped the bus and had taken the staff to task. Meanwhile, a senior official from the NWKRTC said that they have taken note of these incidents and have advised the drivers and conductors to admit kids.